FLOOR SERIES

Ten Spiritual Companions

Finding Life Fulfillment through Mindfulness and the Ten Perfections

Fritz Koster

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At your own pace, in your own place, you will meet the ten spiritual companions.

In Buddhist psychology ten beneficial qualities or virtues are mentioned, which can beautify the well-being of ourselves and of the world in which we live. You might consider these ten spiritual companions, officially called the ten "perfections" (or pāramī in Pali), as forerunners of contemporary positive psychology, which focuses on well-being and optimal functioning. It concerns the following virtues:

  1. Wisdom
  2. Generosity
  3. Ethics and Discipline
  4. Renunciation and simplification
  5. Patience and Forbearance
  6. Commitment, dedication
  7. determination and steadfastness; courage
  8. Truthfulness and reality fidelity; integrity
  9. Kindness and benevolence
  10. equanimity

In this In-depth series one of the ten companions will always be central, in theory, in practice, in how they relate to each other and how they can enrich our lives.

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This is what you can expect

  • 10 Meditations & Lectures

    You get immediate access to 10 video recordings (from previous live sessions)*
    Each video lasts between 35 and 65 minutes.

    Frits deals with one of the ten perfections/companions in each video. After a meditation practice, a lecture is given, in which the spiritual companion concerned is discussed from Western perspectives (scientific research and positive psychology) and from Eastern perspectives (Buddhist psychology).

    The themes/spiritual companions:

    1. The wealth of wisdom (watch an excerpt)
    2. The joy of generosity.
    3. Trust and openness through ethics.
    4. Simplification as a way to inner freedom.
    5. Inner peace through patience and tolerance.
    6. Realize dreams with dedication.
    7. The power of courage and determination.
    8. Radiate through integrity.
    9. Kindness as a way to inner peace and connection. 
    10. Balanced by equanimity.

    * The lectures may differ in time because participants in the Live Course were occasionally invited to an interpersonal exploration in pairs or threes in 'breakout rooms'. This sometimes featured participants; Due to privacy concerns, we have removed such parts from the recordings. In short, these recordings only feature Frits Koster.

  • Poems and sayings

    Each theme is supported with inspiring poems and sayings.

  • Support

    You can share a question or experience at any time.
    Shared reactions are read by Frits and answered where desired.